Re: [Emc-users] Linux question
And Ubuntu has a setting that will shut down all open applications before shutting down the MB. This way you just push the button for on and again for off. If you loaded LCNC in the startup file, it makes it very easy. On 2013/10/20 05:36 AM, Jon Elson wrote: > Terry Christophersen wrote: >> Hi all, >> When I turn on the main power switch my computer will come on for >> a couple of seconds then shut off.I wait for this to happen then push the >> computer on switch.This is how it been since I switched to a 525. >> Why does the computer come on without me hitting the computer on switch? >> >> > All the modern CPUs have software-controlled power supplies. there is a > command > line from the MB to the power supply telling it when to turn on/off. > The power > button goes to the MB, not the power supply, and starts the sequence, > when you > have it set for manual on/off. Most BIOS'es can be set for either last > power > status or always come on after power restoration. I have mine set this > way, as > I turn the whole machine on from a power strip. > > So, anyway, the PS has to turn the CPU on so the BIOS can look to see what > its power-on response is set for. And this is real nice, as a remote > server you > want to power up whenever power is restored after an interruption. > > Jon > > -- > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Regards / Groete Marius D. Liebenberg MasterCut cc Cel: +27 82 698 3251 Tel: +27 12 743 6064 Fax: +27 86 551 8029 Skype: marius_d.liebenberg --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 131019-1, 2013/10/19 Tested on: 2013/10/20 08:58:11 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2013 AVAST Software. http://www.avast.com -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] BeagleBone Black LinuxCNC .img
Can anyone put up the recent Debian Wheezy (LinuxCNC) for BeagleBone Black as an ".img" for SD instead of a ".tar.xz"? I can write a uSD or a USB stick from an ".img" or ".iso" on my Mac but I can't get the ".tar.xz" to work. I have Ubuntu 12.04 running in VirtualBox on my Mac and I was having trouble attaching USB drives to the linux guest OS. Can anyone tell me the type and size of partitions I need to create on the uSD for the boot and root partitions? I am guessing that the boot partition is DOS and I know it needs to be at least 32K but does it need to be larger? Thanks in advance, Alan -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Router spindle choices
This is an interesting project - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/19659206/cnc-bt15-iso15-atc-spindles-cartridge-and-spindle Although its unclear to me what a complete system including drive motor looks like. Would you end up getting the same amount into it as buying one of these? - http://www.automationtechnologiesinc.com/products-page/cnc-spindle/atc-spindle-2 I haven't found anything in between, I would like a quickchange, but most everything seems built for a mill setting. My current setup is a bosch colt with think and tinker collets, but after 100s of hours of use and one bad bearing, I am ready to move to something quieter. There is a plethora of chinese spindles and vfd's, are they to be avoided? -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone Black LinuxCNC .img
On 20 October 2013 21:23, Condit Alan wrote: > Can anyone put up the recent Debian Wheezy (LinuxCNC) for BeagleBone Black as > an ".img" for SD instead of a ".tar.xz"? I can write a uSD or a USB stick > from an ".img" or ".iso" on my Mac but I can't get the ".tar.xz" to work. Do you have the exact UR: where the file in question lived? I am on a Mac and don't recall any specific problems. It may be that you need to untar at the command line -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Router spindle choices
On 10/20/2013 2:46 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: > This is an interesting project - > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/19659206/cnc-bt15-iso15-atc-spindles-cartridge-and-spindle "Some of you are already familiar with my BT30 spindle cartridges..." Count me among those not familiar. If that could be retrofit to my Acra knee mill... ;) -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Router spindle choices
On 20 October 2013 21:46, Erik Friesen wrote: > This is an interesting project - > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/19659206/cnc-bt15-iso15-atc-spindles-cartridge-and-spindle $115 for the petals? Crikey, I gave 2 spare sets I made away! You can buy an integrated motor/spindle with an ATC for not that much more than he is asking. http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=BT30++spindle (actually, looking, some of those may not be as described). That was a search for BT30, the Kickstarter was BT15. (I am not at all sure where you would source those). Good luck to the guy, but he isn't selling anything for which you can't already download models. atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone Black LinuxCNC .img
On 10/20/2013 3:23 PM, Condit Alan wrote: > Can anyone put up the recent Debian Wheezy (LinuxCNC) for BeagleBone > Black as an ".img" for SD instead of a ".tar.xz"? I can write a uSD > or a USB stick from an ".img" or ".iso" on my Mac but I can't get the > ".tar.xz" to work. Follow the instructions I have for using the BBB itself as a Linux box for making the SD card: http://bb-lcnc.blogspot.com/p/create-machinekit-sd-card-with-windows.html Since you're on a Mac, you should be able to extract the .tar.xz file natively, but you'll need a "real" Linux install to actually create the SD card. That's because it's not just an image, it's a script that formats and prepares the SD card vs. just copying a pre-installed file system onto it. You'll need an SD card reader and a USB stick hooked to your 'Bone, which means you need a USB hub as well. Holler if you have any questions or problems following the instructions. Alternately, you could use your Ubuntu VM to create a card image on a loop-back mounted file, then burn that onto an SD card. But it's probably easier to just use the 'Bone itself. > I have Ubuntu 12.04 running in VirtualBox on my Mac and I was having > trouble attaching USB drives to the linux guest OS. Can anyone tell > me the type and size of partitions I need to create on the uSD for > the boot and root partitions? I am guessing that the boot partition > is DOS and I know it needs to be at least 32K but does it need to be > larger? The partitions are created when you run the setup_sdcard.sh script, and are dynamically sized to the size of the SD card. You can read through the script to see exactly what's going on. Note that the FAT partition can be particular regarding sizes, location and type flags, since the MLO code on the FAT Partition is launched by ROM code in the am335x and isn't exactly heavily protected against user goofs. On my 16G SD card, the partitions are as follows: $ sudo fdisk -l Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 15.9 GB, 15931539456 bytes 4 heads, 16 sectors/track, 486192 cylinders, total 31116288 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/mmcblk0p1 *2048 133119 65536e W95 FAT16 (LBA) /dev/mmcblk0p2 1331203111526315491072 83 Linux -- Charles Steinkuehler char...@steinkuehler.net signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Router spindle choices
alibaba... Shudder. On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 7:56 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 20 October 2013 21:46, Erik Friesen wrote: > > This is an interesting project - > > > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/19659206/cnc-bt15-iso15-atc-spindles-cartridge-and-spindle > > $115 for the petals? Crikey, I gave 2 spare sets I made away! > > You can buy an integrated motor/spindle with an ATC for not that much > more than he is asking. > > http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=BT30++spindle > > (actually, looking, some of those may not be as described). > > That was a search for BT30, the Kickstarter was BT15. (I am not at all > sure where you would source those). > > Good luck to the guy, but he isn't selling anything for which you > can't already download models. > > atp > If you can't fix it, you don't own it. > http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto > > > -- > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most > from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Router spindle choices
I recently sent off rfq's to three places on alibaba for bldc stators. Not one replied back. The company I work for has ordered pumps through alibaba, its nothing but trouble it seems to us. On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 9:20 PM, Erik Friesen wrote: > alibaba... Shudder. > > > On Sun, Oct 20, 2013 at 7:56 PM, andy pugh wrote: > >> On 20 October 2013 21:46, Erik Friesen wrote: >> > This is an interesting project - >> > >> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/19659206/cnc-bt15-iso15-atc-spindles-cartridge-and-spindle >> >> $115 for the petals? Crikey, I gave 2 spare sets I made away! >> >> You can buy an integrated motor/spindle with an ATC for not that much >> more than he is asking. >> >> http://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=BT30++spindle >> >> (actually, looking, some of those may not be as described). >> >> That was a search for BT30, the Kickstarter was BT15. (I am not at all >> sure where you would source those). >> >> Good luck to the guy, but he isn't selling anything for which you >> can't already download models. >> >> atp >> If you can't fix it, you don't own it. >> http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto >> >> >> -- >> October Webinars: Code for Performance >> Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. >> Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most >> from >> the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > >> >> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >> ___ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > > -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Router spindle choices
On 21 October 2013 02:20, Erik Friesen wrote: > alibaba... Shudder. Good point, I can't claim to have ever tried buying from there. However I did find responsive folk responding to emails for quotes and queries. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Router spindle choices
I bought 10kg of titanium rod via Alibaba, from my Chinese communist capitalist friends. Including shipping and the escrow fee, it was about half of the best price I could find in the USA. The quality seems very good. Next time, I think I'll order 20kg. Speaking of spindles and the Chinese... I'm still digging my inexpensive Chinese water cooled spindles for my two CNC routers, although I have zero spindle time on one and little time on the other. The spindles spin unbelievably smoothly - much nicer than very expensive spindles I've seen on high end CNC machines, and my Chinese spindle motors make the woodworking routers that many people use on hobby CNC routers look like they're using gravel for bearings. The water cooled Chinese spindle motors shipped with matching VFDs, and the cost was maybe $300 or so? Very low cost for the high quality, and that makes for good value. They run so smoothly that I'm probably getting longer life from my carbide tooling, so that would result in even more value. But back on the thread topic, I am still changing tools by hand. :-( On 10/20/2013 09:41 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 21 October 2013 02:20, Erik Friesen wrote: >> alibaba... Shudder. > Good point, I can't claim to have ever tried buying from there. > However I did find responsive folk responding to emails for quotes and > queries. > -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Router spindle choices
2013/10/21 Bruce Layne > I bought 10kg of titanium rod via Alibaba, from my Chinese communist > capitalist friends. Including shipping and the escrow fee, it was about > half of the best price I could find in the USA. The quality seems very > good. Next time, I think I'll order 20kg. > > Speaking of spindles and the Chinese... I'm still digging my inexpensive > Chinese water cooled spindles for my two CNC routers, although I have > zero spindle time on one and little time on the other. The spindles > spin unbelievably smoothly - much nicer than very expensive spindles > I've seen on high end CNC machines, and my Chinese spindle motors make > the woodworking routers that many people use on hobby CNC routers look > like they're using gravel for bearings. The water cooled Chinese > spindle motors shipped with matching VFDs, and the cost was maybe $300 > or so? Very low cost for the high quality, and that makes for good > value. They run so smoothly that I'm probably getting longer life from > my carbide tooling, so that would result in even more value. > > But back on the thread topic, I am still changing tools by hand. :-( > > I think you guys don't get the idea with alibaba, that's a trader's place and if you are quoting items in countable numbers they aren't interested. I buy from several traders but my volumes are like a joke to them. You should check http://www.aliexpress.com/ instead where you can buy items in eBay style. There are quite a few ATC spindles like the kickstarter project under 800 bucks. Even better, they are made for BT30. http://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?SearchText=atc+spindle&catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20131020205212 /Sven -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Controlling LinuxCNC externally with C++ program
Hi all, I am still Learning LinuxCNC and I again have a few questions. I am trying to figure out the best way to "drive" LinuxCNC from a C++ program. This program would receive general commands from the user, something like: "execute procedure 1" and translate this into telling LinuxCNC to open a specific file and run the G-code therein. I saw that there is a Python interface: http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/html/common/python-interface.html#_the_linuxcnc_python_module The doc states that "Programmatic access to NML is through a C++ API; however, the most important parts of the NML interface to Linuxcnc are also available to Python programs through the linxuxcnc module." I do not really feel like learning Python, but I cannot find the C++ way to do this. I have seen some documentation, but nothing specific and I cannot find any examples. Ideally, I could just use an API from my program. Can someone point me in the right direction??? thanks, Walter -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60135031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
